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 #icant keep procrastinating on this whole workout thing.  "I'll start tomorrow" has been the phrase of the month and I just can't seem to get started.  I did get an hour workout session in last week, but since then - nothing.

#iknowican kick start my weekend by jumping in to a workout routine.  I've been waking up a little earlier lately so I think I can squeeze a 30-minute workout in before my morning shower.  Thanks to my girl Kenzie, I signed up for a 30-day yoga challenge that I'm planning to start this weekend.  I've also signed up for a 5-day HIIT challenge to add a boost to my routine.  And, thanks to Krys, Chris, and Kris, I am continuously drinking water throughout the day!

#icant continue to put off projects.  I have a habit of starting something and then putting it to the side when it starts to get too hard or too complicated.  I need to start a project and finish it.  And thanks to this new creative site I was so lucky to be given a trial to, I've got project ideas coming out of my ass!  Okay, not literally, but seriously it's opened up new outlets for me to try - painting, crochet, paper crafts, etc.

#iknowican get a small project done this weekend.  I think actually finishing a project will make me feel more accomplished and will motivate me to start (and finish) another one.  I'm thinking of putting together something I can wear to the Liberation Day parade on Monday, even if it's just an applique on a shirt.

#icant go without a phone or a camera anymore!  My camera battery has been dead for weeks and I still haven't gotten around to replacing it.  Now that Liberation Day is a few days away, I need to replace it and my phone so I can take and post photos for you guys.  In case you didn't know, Liberation Day is a bigger deal than Independence Day here on Guam.  Check out my post and photos from last year.

#iknowican sign that damn contract and get my new phone.  I've decided (so far) to go with the iPhone 5c.  It's $100 cheaper than the 5s, with most of the same capabilities and functions.  And since the iPhone 6 is expected to come out later this year, I can always buy the 6 unlocked and switch my SIM card over and use the 5c as a back-up.  This decision may change once presented with the actual phone and contract.  Hahaha.

#icant.  Work.  I really just can't anymore.  I feel like I'm dying every day in this place.  I think I need a new career path.

#iknowican have a great 3-day weekend to energize and recharge and hopefully start to have better work weeks.  Yeah, right.

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#icant.  This whole week.  Omfg.

#icant stand my hair anymore.  It is going to get chopped this weekend.  I know I've said that several times before but I'm totally serious now.  I put it up in a bun all day and when I take it down it's dreadlocks.  Seriously, I don't even...whatever.

#icant stop making excuses about not working out anymore.  I got my Fabletics outfit yesterday and I love it.  And then I thought "oh, well I still need new shoes first" so I was going to start using that excuse, but we went to the mall last night and Joey ended up buying me the shoes I'd been wanting (thanks, babe).  So I guess I better start putting a workout schedule together this weekend.  Crap.  And I promise that I'm not a brat who wanted new shoes just to have new shoes.  The only other pair of athletic shoes (as in covered shoes that aren't Vans or Converse) I have are a pair that I've had for...oh...about 7 years now.  Yes, I'm serious.  Yes, I obviously don't work out much.

#icant believe it's already 3:30 p.m. already and I'm only now just writing this post.  Work has been...fuck.  That's the only way I can describe it right now.

#icant stop thinking about my bed right now.  I just want to lay in it until Monday.  Sadly, I know that probably won't happen.

#iknowican clean my room this weekend.  I dumped a pile of clothes on the floor to sort out and sell but haven't gotten around to it yet.  The fact that I bought new sheets really makes it noticeable.  Not like a giant pile of clothes is invisible, but you know.

#iknowican finish that kimono cardigan I started!  I cut the pieces freehand the other night and now I just have to sew it all together.  Hopefully I can get my seams straight and finish it this weekend.

#iknowican have a little time to relax and unwind after such a hectic week.  It isn't a want, it's a NEED.

#iknowican figure out a fitness routine I can work with and stick with.  I got the cute outfit already.

#iknowican gtfo of here already!  Peace out homies!

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#icant get over how quickly this month is going by.  I still haven't printed out my June calendar yet and I haven't even opened my blog planner all month.  This is the reason for all the chaos lately.  I've got to get shit back in order!

#icant budget.  If I had a dollar for every time I said "I need to start saving money" or "budget" I probably wouldn't need to save any more money.  Seriously.  I need help.

#icant believe how much of a blog douche I've been lately.  I'm sorry if I haven't been frequenting everyone's blogs lately, things are just bananas right now.  This work week has been especially crazy.  I promise I'll be catching up on my blog reading this weekend though.

#icant deal with this heat anymore.  Our A/C has been crapping out on us and we're in desperate need of a new one, preferably a split unit.  It would be bearable if it were winter because the temperatures would be a little cooler (but not by much - this is Guam, remember) but because it's summer I'm practically melting!  Too bad I can't afford it right now because of all the bills I need to pay and the fact that I am incapable of saving money.  On the plus side, I'm losing a little weight from all the sweating!

#icant believe it's already been two weeks since Trace's accident.  He's healing tremendously and hopefully in two more weeks' time, he'll be completely back to normal.  This is not just a relief for him, it's also a great relief for us!  Do you know how hard it is to eat a meal when he can't?  Joey and I have to take turns occupying Trace so that the other can eat.  We haven't even cooked a real meal since it happened because we don't want him to smell the food cooking and be disappointed that he isn't allowed to eat it.  We've been stuffing him full of soups, mashed potatoes, yogurt, etc. but it's not the same as eating a steak or fried chicken or a bag of chips.  Hopefully we'll all be able to eat a real meal soon.  I'm starving!

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#iknowican clear out more clutter!  I cleaned and rearranged my bedroom last Sunday and it looks so much better and more open than it was before.  I gave a bag of clothes away to my friend's younger sister and I'll be going through my closet and all my clothes again tonight to start getting rid of more.  We're even planning on selling stuff at the flea market tomorrow.  Hopefully I can make a few bucks to put towards the new A/C!

#iknowican get some down time this weekend.  I feel like I've been running around like a headless chicken all week and I really REALLY need to relax before I burn myself out.  I think a beach day is in order.

#iknowican put a planner together.  With everything going on and all the separate planners and calendars I have, I need to find a way to mesh everything together and keep it all in one place.  Blogging, holidays, social events, work deadlines, appointments, etc.  I'm going to pull sections and ideas from different planners and make it work for me.

#iknowican create a workout plan as well.  I started with Fabletics last month so I really need to make that $50/month for workout clothes worth it!  I could really use some motivational help though.  Anyone want to be my long-distance workout buddy?

#iknowican start putting together some patterns and samples of suits this weekend.  Since I cleaned last Sunday, I was able to clear off my sewing table and now it's just itching for me to get to work!  And since the flea market is right up the street from the fabric store, I'll be able to swing by and get some material tomorrow!  Excited!!

P.S.  Don't forget to enter that giveaway to win a copy of Sophia Amoruso's #GIRLBOSS!!!

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Woop woop!  Welcome to Friday, bitches!  In case you didn't know, I've been procrastinating all day so let's just dive right in and get this over with so I can do the stuff I'm actually supposed to be doing right now, a.k.a. getting stuff ready for the party tomorrow.

#icant believe I've been dragging my ass on this party.  I seriously cannot focus.  I know what I should be doing...but I can't bring myself to do it.  Looks like I'll be up all night tonight trying to make up for lost time.  Need to stop and get me a case of Monster energy drinks.

#icant stand being sick.  I've been loading up on soups, tea, orange juice, and dayquil with no luck.  Go away already!!

#icant say that I've really been budgeting too much.  I may or may not have purposely deleted the JustFab, FabKids, and Fabletics emails reminding me to skip the month if I don't want to be charged.  Oops.  Guess I'll be eating ramen noodles for lunch for the rest of the month.

#icant get over these crazy cravings I've been having.  I don't think I'm pregnant - I've got that Mirena thing all up in my cervix - I just think it's the weather and me being sick that's making me crave random things.  Like cake, and hot wings, and big fat juicy avocado burgers.

#icant believe how easy it was to list all these crappies throughout my week.  Usually it takes me a while to list the bad stuff because I can't think of any since I'm usually flawless.  Or forgetful.  No, I'll go with flawless.

#iknowican throw a kick-ass party tomorrow!  Even if every little thing isn't perfect or how I planned, as long as Trace has a great time, that's really all that matters.  At least, that's what I'll keep trying to tell myself as I work like a madwoman tonight.

#iknowican save at least $25-$50 towards buying supplies and material to start making some sample suits.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, check yesterday's post about following my dream.

#iknowican also use the party as an excuse to clear out some clutter in my house!  My friends and family will be there, so I'm going to con them into taking some of the crap home with them.

#iknowican start a REAL workout regimen.  I've been sporadic with my tiny workouts this week and I know that I won't see results by just doing the bare minimum so I really need to step up my game.  With the kids spending most of their summer break with their grandparents, I'll hopefully have some time to take a class or two.

#iknowican find time to relax.  Our weekends are usually always crazy and busy but since my boss comes back from vacation Monday, I'll really need to get back in focus for the week ahead.  Yay.

What about you?  What were your crappies from the week?  What are your goals for the weekend and next week?

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Welcome to another Friday.  Usually I'm super pumped about Friday, but oddly enough, I'm actually feeling the opposite today.  I had started to write a post yesterday about how quickly the month has gone by and I guess once I started typing it, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks.

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#icant believe the month is almost over.  I feel like I've accomplished nothing this month.  Sure, I've been excelling at work and have been pretty on point with blogging, but other than that I feel unsatisfied.  Now we're just about a week away from June and I'll be scrambling around next week trying to get things done.

#icant seem to help thinking that there's just something going around the blogosphere lately.  Everyone seems to be falling behind and losing their motivation.  Hoping we can all get that mojo back soon because even I'm feeling like taking a hiatus from this again.

#icant believe its almost my birthday.  I was excited about it, but now everything seems to be overshadowing it.  I have to renew my license (I'll only have 2 days next week to do so since it expires on my birthday and Monday is a holiday), prep for Aniyah's promotional ceremony and dinner on the 30th (and I'm still waiting for the lady to respond to my order request that I sent last week), and I've got to start confirming everything for Trace's 5th birthday party we're having on the 7th.  Birthdays just aren't the same when you're older.

#icant keep leaving my planner at home!  I've barely used my blog planner this month, so I've been slipping a bit here and there.  I've been posting pretty consistently (okay I missed a couple days - like yesterday) and replying to comments, but haven't really been promoting any of my posts and it has put a bit of a damper on my traffic.

#icant stand all this crap in my house already!  After that garage sale we had last month...or maybe it was in March...anyway, after that first garage sale we had, everything that we didn't sell has been sitting in my house in giant trash bags, looking sorry as shit, waiting to leave.  And since my sis-in-law and her kids brought their stuff to sell too, I ended up with more stuff than I had started with.  We had planned to have another one the week after, which is why they left their stuff, but it never happened.  I'm really at the point where I just want it gone.  I have bags full of shoes, clothes, toys, baby stuff, etc. that just needs to disappear already.  Some stuff is still listed on my Poshmark closet if you want to take a look.  I'm to the point where I'll give most of it away for free.  Anybody interested?

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#iknowican declutter a little this weekend.  My bedroom is a wreck right now.  With all the extra clothes and shoes we didn't sell, I have no room for the stuff I actually use in my closet.  I really need to get a handle on it because it's driving me insane.

#iknowican have a great, refreshing weekend.  We've got a beach birthday to go to tomorrow so I'm sure it'll be fun.  Being around the ocean makes me relax and I can't wait to get some salt water therapy.  Maybe it can help change my Debbie Downer mood.

#iknowican get some more blog design work done.  I need to make a list of things I still need to do because I can't seem to remember...signature image, font styles, stock series images...that's all I can think of right now.  I know there's more - much more - that I need to do, I just need to write that shit out so I can remember when it comes time to do it.

#iknowican finish planning Trace's birthday party.  It's not supposed to be a big party, but 5 is a pretty big deal so I want to make sure that everything is perfect.  I'm sure he'll love it no matter what as long as he has friends to play with, but still.  I've got graphics, invitations, banners, stickers, labels, etc. to create so I really need to buckle down and do it.  Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time with the computer this weekend.

#iknowican work on my budgeting!  I downloaded the free trial of YNAB (thanks, Steph) and I'm finally working on budgeting my money!  It's really a big deal for me since I've NEVER even attempted to save/budget before.  Like, EVER.  Joey and I have always lived paycheck-to-paycheck, but now that we're older, the kids are getting older, the house needs repairs, we're planning our wedding, etc. things are really getting to be a bit overwhelming.  We're at the point in our lives where we really need to put our income and budget into perspective.  I'm hoping that YNAB will help us do just that.  Wish me luck on this whole budgeting thing...obviously I'm not very good at it because I already want to cave in to the Memorial Day sales going on this weekend!

Okay, your turn!  What has turned your week upside down?  What are you looking forward to next week?  Know of any good Memorial Day Sales?  Want to buy my stuff?

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Wow, this week really went by pretty quickly!  I don't know about the rest of you, but I am sooooo ready for the weekend!

#icant stand this heat!  Holy frikken hell!  Every time I step out of my office I feel like I'm melting!  Plus, since we turn of the AC's in the morning to save on electricity, the house is like a sauna when we come home from work!  I'm seriously looking into splurging on some split AC units to cool the house quicker and save on electricity bills in the long run!

#icant seem to get myself to purchase the TinyTeatox I've been talking about.  I want it, like realllly bad, but $55 for a box of tea is pretty frikken ridiculous if you ask me.  I'd rather buy a steak and lobster dinner with that money!  However, if you'd like to gift me that tea for my birthday (which is coming up on the 29th) I would really love you for it.  And so will my body.

#icant believe it's almost been a year since our trip to California!  I want to go back sooooo bad!  Even Joey and the kids are itching for another trip out there...too bad I'm working now and have no time for vacation anymore.  Boo.  Maybe we can go again next year...Keena, save us a spot on your couch!

#iknowican finish the 5k tomorrow!  I'm so excited because it will be my very first one and we're all doing it as a family.  I'm sure I won't run the whole thing but I'll try to alternate running and walking at least.  It's also one of those runs where they throw the colored powder at you so we're all pretty stoked about it.  Let's hope that we don't accidentally sleep in tomorrow!

#iknowican cross some things off my to-do list.  Right now I've got:  clean room (that's on my list permanently), continue with blog re-design, pick out tiles for the kitchen, brainstorm some post ideas, try out this recipe, take more photos, finish painting the living and dining rooms...ugh!  Okay, I'm getting tired just thinking about it...

#iknowican have a kick-ass Mother's Day weekend with my minis!  I'm not into the whole brunch thing, so maybe a day at the beach or water park instead?  One of my favorite ones is Onward because the bar is right next to the kiddie pool. #winning

Dammit, Whit!

Okay.  So you know how I (usually) write my #icant + #iknowican posts on Fridays?  Well after logging on, reading through some emails, reading/commenting on other blogs, etc. I started thinking about doing a "Link Love" post, or some post about blogging and motivation and all that inspiring crap.  But as I started reading this post by Whit, I was bitch slapped by #7 on her list:

7. You're going to forget who you are. That's not even a joke right there because there are days when I wake up and I'm just all "who am I? what am I doing? am I David at the dentist right now?". And then I typically do the absolute worst thing I can possibly do, which is go and read a bunch of blogs that further confuse me and make me forget who I am even more. Thus inevitably causing me to write some weird, out of character, post that ends up contradicting the majority of my other posts. Annnnd insert number four here. Doh!

I immediately stopped reading and started drafting this post.  Why?  Because I was about to lose myself and write something totally different than what I had planned!  And, okay, so maybe it is a bit "assholey", as Whit calls it, to assume you're all just dying to hear my #icant + #iknowicans for the week, but I like to think you guys care...at least a little...about how my week has been and what I'm looking forward to over the weekend.

So for all of you who truly do care, here we go...

Monday was another big #icant day for me.  I spent my whole day on Pinterest.  Didn't respond to emails, comment on other blogs, or even think of writing a post.

#icant stand Guam's power outages.  Sometimes they're bearable and last only an hour, but sometimes (like last night) I just don't even wanna deal with it.  At least it gave us an excuse to spend the night at a hotel.

#iSTILLcant believe how much I've been eating for the past month!  Holyfuckingcrap is all I can say.  I'm trying to turn it around though.  I drank 3 glasses of water on Wednesday (which is probably more water than I've drank all month) and I switched out my afternoon coffee yesterday with a cup of tea instead.  Also looking into trying the Tiny Tea Teatox by Your Tea.  Anyone ever try it??

#iknowican try to be a little healthier and start training for that 5k...that I'm probably still going to walk.  I don't promise that I'll have any self control on Sunday though.  It's Merizo fiesta this weekend so I'm probably going to stuff my face.  #sorryimnotsorry

Speaking of fiesta, #iknowican get some photos in of all the food and festivities (a.k.a. jello shots) over the weekend, even if just from my phone.  You're welcome to call me out on IG over the weekend to remind me.  Hashtag, where's the pictures, yo?

#iknowican make an effort to look cute this weekend.  Last weekend I was just not feeling it and looked a hot mess.  This weekend I'll be rocking some kind of summer-y, festival-ish outfit with the kimonos, tanks, shorts and skater skirts I got recently (thanks Keena!!!).  Guam is more than a little behind on the trends so nobody really wears kimonos here yet (besides tourists) other than myself.  I'll give it another year to be a "thing" here.

So how did your week go?  Did you have a lot of #icant moments?  What are your plans for this weekend?

P.S.  Now I'm going to finish reading Whit's post!

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Who's got two thumbs and is excited that it's Friday?  THIS GIRL!

I'm completely over-the-moon that it is finally FRIDAYYYYYY!!  This week was full of ups and downs but it was a helluva lot better than last week.

Last week was one big fat #icant week.  Friday sucked so bad that I couldn't even bring myself to write a post.  My "#icant + #iknowican" post from last week is still in my drafts.

#icant seem to jump back on the fitness bandwagon!  I tried.  I worked out a little this week.  Once.  And even that was half-ass.  Oh, and I may have popped a big fat bag of buttery goodness after all that talk (aka two lines) about Skinny Pop with Amanda yesterday.

Yesterday was rough.  Spending all day fighting with someone drains you out.  Physically, mentally, and emotionally.  #icant.  It also drains your battery if you're fighting via text.

I'm so glad that the workweek is over and the weekend is finally here!  We don't really have any big plans for Easter this year, so I'm hoping to just spend some time relaxing and enjoying the weekend with my family.

#iknowican make the most of the weekend!  Guam has several community Easter events going on every year and I'm hoping to take the kids to at least one this weekend.  Most likely the same one we went to last year.  (You can see it here).

  Our family picture last Easter.

#iknowican create a schedule for next week's posts!  This blog week was fan-fucking-tastic for me because I had written down my post ideas at the beginning of the week so I had at least a general idea of what I was going to write that day:  Monday was a recap of my week/weekend (since I hadn't written a post on Friday), Tuesday was the 15th so I decided to do the monthly giveaway, Wednesdays are reserved for Kathy's Humpday Confessions link-up, Thursday I posted my tag video (finally), and Fridays are usually reserved for #icant + #iknowican.

Oh, and here's another one before I go:  #iknowican re-start our wedding plans.  It's been a helluva year and our plans to get hitched this summer have been put on the back burner.  This past week I've been back in "wedding planning mode" and we'll be deciding an exact date this weekend.  I'm aiming for next year either in April (18th or 25th) or sometime in October (our 10-year anniversary is October 29, 2015).  And just so you know I'm serious this time, I downloaded and printed a wedding planner checklist too.  BOOM!

P.S. The giveaway is still going on right now!  Get your entries in if you want a super awesome blog planner too!

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Damn, this week has gone by too fast!  I swear it doesn't even feel like Friday to me.  It feels like Thursday.

#icant even begin to think about the weekend.  I feel like I have so much to do, but I really don't.  I think.  I'm not even sure.

#icant believe how quickly March passed me by!  I was in my own world for most of March and I missed a lot of things.  Social media only keeps you in the loop if you bother to check it - something that my new planner is going to help me with.

#icant seem to clean my damn room.  Even with the garage sale we had last weekend, my room is still a giant mess.

#icant understand why I'm always so tired lately.  For the past few weeks I've been going to bed by 10pm and not waking up until 7am.  Perhaps its all the crap I've been eating lately:  fast food, lots of carbs, and huge meal portions.

#icant seem to get over this workout slump.  Being so tired has also made me super lazy and its beginning to show.  I swear my bikini body is somewhere around here...I just need to kick myself to get it back!

This week went by so quickly and smoothly it was kind of tough trying to figure out five crappy moments to add to my #icant list!  I'm hoping that energy will carry itself on through the weekend, so let's go!

#iknowican get the living room finished!  The new paint looks AHH-MAZE-ING!  All that we need to do this weekend are minor touch ups and the wall trim and it'll be done, son.  We also got a dusty lavender color for the dining area and it really goes great with the color scheme of the living room so I'm excited to finish that up this weekend too!

#iknowican finish planning my April posts.  I don't like having my posts all scheduled and planned down to a 'T' because it kind of limits my creativity, but I do want to have some sort of outline to follow - like a cheat sheet.  Haha.  For example, usually every Friday I do my #icant + #iknowican posts.  See, structured creativity.

#iknowican take some outfit photos this weekend!  Like, really this time.  I've got product review posts lined up and I also have a special FabKids review post that I'm going to put together this weekend since I just received my order this afternoon.  Yay!

#iknowican CLEAN MY ROOM.  I think I should just designate an area for all the shit I'm trying to get rid of so that everything else can be put away and not thrown on the bed/desk/chair/floor/couch/shelf/towel rack/etc.  We're planning on doing another garage sale next weekend so hopefully it goes as well as - if not better - than our last one.  C'mon people, buy my stuff and help me get rid of it!

#iknowican start on a few sewing projects this weekend.  I mentioned a couple days ago that I wanted to sew some swimwear and kimonos (yes, I'm still obsessed with them) for the summer.  I actually want to make a few sets for myself and my girls first before I try to start marketing them, so I'm hoping to put together a few styles this weekend just to try out.

Well that's about it for today, my pretties.  I've got to get started on a lasagna that I'm making for the potluck at Joey's baseball game tonight.  Hopefully they win.  And hopefully there will be Jell-O shots again.

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#icant believe the week is over already.  I feel like it went by too fast and I missed it.  T.G.I.F. though!

#icant get over how truly offensive 'SELF' magazine was to publish the photo mocking a cancer survivor's marathon tutu outfit!  Holy frikken hell!  I'm no marathon runner, but my BBFF is and she looks damn cute in her marathon outfits!  I'm sure the runners who wear outfits know it doesn't make them run any faster - it's just about motivation and fun.  Shame on SELF for making such rude comments and lowering the self-esteem of women!  Bullies.

#icant stand reading generic comments and emails.  Copy&paste shit doesn't fly around here.  While it may give you flocks of new followers, it still doesn't mean you're a good blogger.  How many of those "followers" actually read your blog?  I'd rather have 2 genuine comments from people who actually take the time to read my post than 1,000 comments saying "Great photos!  Let's follow each other?"  Especially when it is an all-text, image-less post!

#icant help but feel uninspired lately.  I want to do/make/craft something...but I don't know what yet.  I've been on Pinterest all week, but my light bulb is still burnt out.

#icant stop stressing out about everything going on this weekend.  I'm still at work, there's a game tonight, we're having a garage sale tomorrow and I still haven't gone through stuff yet, the annual Merizo Crab Festival is this weekend, and Joey's birthday is on Sunday!  I feel like I won't have any time to relax all weekend.  Just thinking about it is making me exhausted.

#iknowican put together some kind of post schedule.  I feel like I need more structure around here so I've been looking into planning a vague post calendar each month - just so I have something to look forward to and work towards.

#iknowican do something about my hair this weekend!  It is wayyyyy too long for my liking and I'm fed up with it already.  Anyone got any tips on how to maintain and style long hair?  It has to be something VERY easy because I have zero patience when it comes to hair.  That just ain't my thang.  I still want to go purple though.

 #iknowican re-organize and de-clutter my closet this weekend with our garage sale!  I've been slowly getting rid of things through Poshmark, but it's just a tiring process to sell one item!  Thankfully, Joey's sister had the idea to have a garage sale at my house to try to get rid of everything once and for all!  She's got a lot of stuff to get rid of too (including home goods and furniture) so hopefully it'll draw some attention...and MONEY!

#iknowican get back on track with my workouts.  I've been sleeping early and waking up late but I still feel super drained all the time.  I think March has just stressed me the fuck out.  At least it'll be April soon.

 #iknowican finish a few of the things on my "home improvement" list this weekend.  Last weekend was fantastic because we got our washer working so I had fun washing clothes and giving the laundry a kick in the ass.  This weekend I'm hoping to do some light gardening, add to the gallery wall, paint, and fix up the living room and rearranging my bedroom.  Maybe I'll even have the girls cut some wax paper circles so we can do this project for their room:

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Happy Friday peeps!  Do people still say "peeps"?

It's been quite a long week for me which is pretty apparent from the lack of posts around here.  Here's the crappy shit I dealt with this week:

#icant get over the fact that I supposedly can't cook a proper corned beef brisket.  Apparently I offended some people in the office when I brought in a corned beef brisket to cook the other day.  I was just planning on cooking it according to the package directions (boil and simmer for 3 hours) then slicing it up to make sandwiches, but nooo...I was told that the "traditional" way to cook it was with vegetables and cabbage for St. Patrick's day.  I wasn't even thinking of St. Patrick's day, I was thinking it was gonna go bad soon so I might as well bring it in and eat it.  Anyway, so that person who told me I was doing it wrong offered to take it home and cook it "the right way" and bring it in the next day.  Whatevs.  After they made such a big fuss about it, I had high hopes of it being BOMB.  It was...meh.

#icant stay home during the week anymore.  Chloe and Trace were sick last Thursday and Friday so I stayed home to take care of them.  Though I was able to get a little work done, I also did quite a bit of shopping online as well.  I'm more in control of my spending habits when I'm at work - less free time to browse and the ever-present danger of someone catching me fooling around on company time.  Blogging on company time is much easier - just draft your post in Word and it looks like you're actually working.  Then just copy and paste it to your blog.

#icant believe Chloe will be six pretty soon!  Thankfully, when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday this year she replied "clothes and shoes"!  Her room is a mess of Barbies, Lalaloopsy play sets, Polly Pocket tidbits, etc. already so I'm glad that we won't be adding to the clutter!  I ordered an outfit for her AND Aniyah from FabKids since they were having a BOGO free deal.  Plus, it's one of those subscription things so they can get clothes each month.  $29.95/month for a styled two-piece outfit is a pretty good deal to me - especially when the kids are constantly outgrowing their clothes.

#icant was my workout motto for most of the week.  I worked up a really good sweat in the beginning of the week and then lost my motivation.  My mind was yelling at my body to get up and just do it, but my body was resisting.  Why can't there be an easy button?

#icant find time to record my tag video yet.  I was supposed to do it last weekend but it was so busy since I had to make stuffed crab for a birthday party, clean the house, and the kids were still feeling a little sick too.  It was really hard to find time to sit down and make a video without looking like a hot mess with kids whining in the background.

This weekend is not so busy for us.  I've got to make crab again for my grandma's birthday dinner tomorrow night so hopefully the rest of the weekend will be relaxing and productive at the same time.

#iknowican record that tag video.  I've already got my answers typed up - all that's left to do is to find some peace and quiet time where I can record without kids in the background!  Oh, and pretty myself up so I don't look like a hot mess doing a tag video about beauty products when I don't have any makeup on my face.

#iknowican clean up my room!  My sis-in-law and I are planning on having a yard-sale at my house at the end of the month so I can finally (hopefully) get rid of some junk that I don't need/use/fit anymore and make money off of it...to buy more junk.  Lol.

#iknowican create something this weekend.  It has been a while since I've done any crafting/DIYing and I'm itching to make something!  Hopefully I can whip something up and release all the creative energy that has been building up - and of course share it with you all.

#iknowican paint.the.living.room.  Okay, I'm on a mission now.  This project has been on the back burner for too long now.  I will do it this weekend - even if I can't get around to it until Sunday night, it will get done!  You hear me, walls??  You're done.

#iknowican  get you guys excited for the weekend by giving you an awesome giveaway!!  This month I'll be giving away a beauty box from Birchbox.  Some products are from the original Birchbox and some have just been added in.  Enter below!

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Yesterday was crap.  The weather sucked.  My mood sucked.  Even the orange chicken we ordered for dinner sucked.  The power went out which screwed up our A/C unit so now we've got to figure out if we can repair it or if we just have to replace it.  Holy $hit - that's gonna cost us.

There were a few positive things yesterday though:  finished reading Soysauce for Beginners last night, cleaned the kitchen up a bit, and pumped out an awesome photo-filled post about our "family weekend".  With the weather so gloomy, I'm hoping that we'll still be able to have fun this weekend so lets kick it off with our confessions and goals...

#icant believe I missed a workout.  I just re-started my fitness program and ended up not working out yesterday because I was feeling like shit and then the power went out.  Twice.  For an hour.  Each.  I had planned to make it up in the morning - but couldn't get myself to wake up for that either.

#icant seem to get around to painting the living room!  It's been weeks since I first mentioned it and it still hasn't been done.  This crappy rainy/overcast weather has been forcing us to hold off on our painting plans because of the moisture and humidity.

#icant bring myself to clean my own room.  I know its weird, but I have no problem straightening up the living room, cleaning the kitchen, over-hauling the girls' room, and scrubbing the bathroom (on a good day).  For some reason though, when it comes to my own room, I can never fully clean it.  Maybe because my bed is too comfortable??

#icant understand my constant anxiety this week.  I literally cried the other day.  At my desk.  For no obvious reason.  Like a weirdo.  I was just feeling overwhelmed with everything at the time, and now that I think back on it, I don't even know what I was overwhelmed about.

#icant believe it's Friday already.  March just crept up on me and I'm sooooo not ready for it.  Shit.
 


#iknowican get a head start on spring cleaning by tackling the bathroom and the entire kitchen this weekend.  That means giving the floors a good long scrubbing, compliments of the kids.  They're still young enough to think that slipping and sliding all over the floor with rags and scrub brushes is all for fun - gotta take advantage of it while I can!!

#iknowican clean out and re-stock our fridge.  We've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to go grocery shopping in a while.  I don't even know what we have in there anymore since we've been eating and ordering out all week.  Damn you, fast food!

#iknowican get some good photos this weekend again since I'm planning on taking the kids to the library in Hagatna tomorrow for their annual celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday.  This will be our first year attending (assuming we go) so I'm excited to see what activities they have in store for everyone.

#iknowican add to my art/photo wall.  The girls got awards from school for last quarter that have been patiently waiting for their time to shine.  This is their weekend to get framed!

#iknowican put together my "Would You Rather..." post.  Keena tagged me in her post and I'm so excited to start!  It's been a while since I've done a tag post and even longer since I've recorded a video - hopefully it's not awkward...